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Rolling out a vaccination drive in a country as large and diverse as Malaysia is no mean feat, says a researcher.

KUALA LUMPUR: Vaccine recipients at the vaccination centre (PPV) at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec) expressed their satisfaction with the smooth process.

Centre Should Procure Vaccines For All. Anything Else is Contrary to Efficiency and Equity Whose needs are greater: that of the Centre or the private buyer? How did the Centre arrive at such an arrangement? Beneficiaries wait to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, at a district government hospital, Balurghat in South Dinajpur, Monday, May 31, 2021. Photo: PTI Health5 hours ago The Centre must immediately adopt a policy of national uniform pricing of COVID-19 vaccines for procurement by the Gove...

01 Jun 2021 / 11:41 H. PETALING JAYA: There has been no engagement between National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin and the private GPs on the involvement of private GPs in the National Immunisation Programme’s Phase 2 and 3, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) said today. MMA had officially written to the minister on March 2 to meet on plans for the private GPs to be involved in the NIP but there had been no reply from Khairy’s office, according...

Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (pic) wants Dayaks in the state to take stock from the Pasai Cluster as one of the reasons not to return to their longhouses or villages during this Gawai Festival which begins today (Tuesday)

Dr Subramaniam says his organisation has no reply from minister after 3 months.

Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has urged the state’s group of volunteers known as Southern Volunteers...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have given the idea of Covid-19 vaccinations trucks the thumbs up, although they are hoping that the national immunisation programme is ramped up with more action on the ground.

PETALING JAYA: The country needs a continuous series of financial aid instead of one-off payments in order to save jobs, businesses, and economic livelihood, says Pakatan Harapan.

PETALING JAYA: The Higher Education Ministry has formed a special team to identify public universities (IPTA) and university teaching hospitals that have the potential to be vaccination centres (PPV). Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said the suggestion for turning some higher education institutions (HEI) as PPV is meant to assist the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme by providing more points for citizens to be vaccinated. “The team will be led by Higher Education director-general ...